Oh my goodness! This recently released game from Thinkfun is truly going to send me round the bend, grow grey hairs, deepen the wrinkles and keep me awake wondering. Check out the video below. Can't wait to get my hands on the game - quite a different one from Thinkfun.

This game would be excellent to develop childrens' understanding of translation, rotation, reflection.

Not quite a logic, problem solving puzzle but this classic game is a great one to keep the brain focused during the colder months. Follow the pattern for as long as you can.

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It's been a while but ThinkFun have just made some amendments to their site and two great new games are up and running.

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Zingo and Zingo 1-2-3 are ideal for the three to seven year bracket. The game is a simple shape/word matching game in the style of Bingo. Zingo 1-2-3 is an excellent game for the reinforcement of basic addition facts. A nice feature is the parent's control which changes the difficulty level.
The Rush Hour version is the same as Rush Hour Minimum moves where the goal is to solve the puzzle most efficiently by removing the red car by covering the least distance.
Play the games by clicking on the image above.

Create Your Own!

Mainly aimed at teachers this one, sorry kids. Edhelper.com has a large range of puzzles that you can customize. These are ideal ways of presenting activities to children that are engaging. Get the children to create their own and challenge the class!

Logic Problems

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The ability to analyze and organize information, and present it in a logical, mathematical way is, for some children, and adults, an extremely difficult thing to do. These sets of logic problems are an excellent resource to develop this skill. As a teacher it is worth visiting the solving tips link to prepare the children.

Tic Tac Toe in 3D!

Puzzling Nelson has seen tic tac toe (noughts and crosses for us Kiwis) in circular form but 3D? Play the computer or play a friend, rotate the cube to view the entire playing space.

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QR Code

This is a bit of an experiment. Puzzling Nelson was wondering how this maze like image could be used as a form of progressive puzzle. Answer the problem and get a piece of the final answer. A bit like a web quest really. QR codes are a bit like a bar code but contain a lot of information. It's pretty to easy to create your own. Visit this site to have a play. The image is scanned by a mobile phone that has a qr reader downloaded on it. The scanned image can contain text, a map, url, sms or phone number. Probably lots more that Puzzling Nelson is not aware of.

Solitaire Chess

Love Chess or wish you knew how to play? Here is a great new game from Thinkfun which challenges both the chesspert and the novice just learning to play. Using standard chess moves the goal is to leave 1 piece remaining. The catch - every move must result in a capture. Four challenges are available on this taster. Choose from the options on the notepad top right corner.

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